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November 7th, 2006

Have you ever been to a party where the guests eventually threw the furniture into the pool? This furniture is made for that sort of thing. Aquapub is an â€œamphibious unsinkable tableâ€ with six seat...

Seems like Google is diversifying. w.y.'s website has a collection of photos of various "Google" stores, surely in countries with weak/no trademark laws (or not as many lawyers as in the US): LinkPreviously on...

I can't say it any better:Hundreds of people applying to join the police have gone on the rampage in the northern Indian city of Ghaziabad.Riots began because many felt a written test was too difficult, offi...

It's said to be an hyperrealistic human like robot. It's not self controlled but can do most of the normal human movements so 'it' can seamless act as human.
http://www.sarcos.com/entpic_highperformrobot.html - Found...

Engineers from the University of Cambridge and MIT have designed this "silent aircraft," with noise so low that it would be unnoticeable to people outside the airport perimeter.Links: BBC Article | Official web...

Stephen Salter at Edinburgh University, UK, designed a "desalination duck" device that uses the ocean waves to power a desalination pump:Stephen Salter at Edinburgh University, UK, first designed a device t...

Neatorama reader aberron wrote:I was surprised when I read this post from Neatorama and I went on with my own investigation.Then I discovered that many impressionist artists used and copied photographs for t...

OMG! It really WORKED!Do you live in a polluted environment such as Los Angeles? If so, you've probably experienced the heartbreak of data transfer slow-down. WiFi Speed Spray™ can overcome the effects of pollu...

OddPeak has a nice list of 10 coolest concept cars. This one is Nissan Pivo, with a passenger cabin that revolves 360 degrees thus eliminating the need to go in reverse (previously on Neatorama here).Link - via Presurfer...

TIME has just released its Best Inventions of 2006, covering categories like tech toys (Ugobe the dinosaur, a magic mirror) military (search-and-rescue robot for the battlefield), health (hypoallergenic cat, infrared alc...

We Make Money Not Art is featuring the funerary work of artist Chanjoong Kim. This sculpture, called "The Last House" is not simply a memorial, it is an ash container and a structural support for urban architecture. Ta...

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George Perkins, known as Batman, stands near his "Batmobile" in downtown Americus, Ga., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2006. Perkins, a resident of Union Springs, Ala., has helped abo...